Your favourite standalone RPG

[JarlFrank]

Arcanum is the best RPG of all time so yes.

 

[lukaszek]

Arcanum is the best RPG of all time so yes.

yes, lets count journey to the centre of arcanum as failed sequel and exlude it from this list. Lemming42 do the thing

 

[Lemming42]

There's no option to remove entries from the poll. We're stuck with them! We're stuck with Disciples of Steel!

 

[Serus]

Weird poll; there are like hundreds of standalone RPGs...

This. A hundred times this so to speak.

However if the author really wants poll like this then making some pre-elimination phase should be considered.

Here, a few crpg known and liked on Codex - by those who know them. Afaik they are all single titles without andy sequels:

- Wizards and Warriors
- Nethergate (the only Vogel's game that isn't serialized, and no, Ressurection isn't a sequel, just a remake with slight changes)
- Periphelion (Amiga game)
- Shadowrun (Sega Genesis one, a console game but this a 100% western rpg and standalone - since you already have game based on existing franchises like ToEE)
- If you have Nox why not hack & slash diablo3-clone type, like Titan Quest?
- Some RLs that are very crpg-ish like Cataclysm (DDA or BN, question if forks can be considered completely separate titles)
- and much more

 

[Serus]

Arcanum is the best RPG of all time so yes.

If you meant: the best 2/3 of one - then yes. Unfortunately the lacking 1/3 is very important.

 

[Lemming42]

- If you have Nox why not hack & slash diablo3-clone type, like Titan Quest?

I EXPLAINED IT ALL IN THE FIRST POST

DO YOU WANT TITAN QUEST??? IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT?? TITAN QUEST IS YOUR FAVOURITE STANDALONE RPG??? SHALL I ADD IT???

 

[JarlFrank]

- If you have Nox why not hack & slash diablo3-clone type, like Titan Quest?

I EXPLAINED IT ALL IN THE FIRST POST

DO YOU WANT TITAN QUEST??? IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT?? TITAN QUEST IS YOUR FAVOURITE STANDALONE RPG??? SHALL I ADD IT???

Titan Quest has a sequel in the works

 

[Serus]

- If you have Nox why not hack & slash diablo3-clone type, like Titan Quest?

I EXPLAINED IT ALL IN THE FIRST POST

DO YOU WANT TITAN QUEST??? IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT?? TITAN QUEST IS YOUR FAVOURITE STANDALONE RPG??? SHALL I ADD IT???

At least one third of the titles already on list will have votes from one or two people. Wizards and Warriors is twice as known and liked as some of the games you mentioned. Nethergate is the only Vogel's game that qualify and possibly his best game. And the guy was liked for his older titles. Do you really believe many people other than octavius will vote for Disciples of Steel or Aethra Chronicles? Think again. When we are at it - Dark Heart of Ukruul? This might be a great game but people who played it on the Codex can be counted on fingers of a drunkard lumberjack. And you think mines are worse?

 

[Serus]

- If you have Nox why not hack & slash diablo3-clone type, like Titan Quest?

I EXPLAINED IT ALL IN THE FIRST POST

DO YOU WANT TITAN QUEST??? IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT?? TITAN QUEST IS YOUR FAVOURITE STANDALONE RPG??? SHALL I ADD IT???

Titan Quest has a sequel in the works

So has Darklans. I am, from time to time, thinking about how i would make Darklands 2. Call it pre-production phase.

 

[Lemming42]

And you think mines are worse?

I'm not making value judgments about the things you listed, I'm just asking if you actually want them!

From the OP:

I've put the ones I think people might actually vote for on there. Obviously the poll can't be a comprehensive list of all standalone RPGs ever made, because it'd go on forever, so if you want something added and will vote for it, tag me and nag at me until I see your post. Please don't be like "you left out 1999's Darkstone, you dumb fuck" and then leave it at zero votes when I acquiesce and add it.

I'm adding Titan Quest. If it languishes with zero votes at the bottom of the poll then I will self-eject from the Codex.

 

[Konjad]

Please add Prelude to Darkness to the list.

 

[Serus]

And you think mines are worse?

I'm not making value judgments about the things you listed, I'm just asking if you actually want them!

From the OP:

I've put the ones I think people might actually vote for on there. Obviously the poll can't be a comprehensive list of all standalone RPGs ever made, because it'd go on forever, so if you want something added and will vote for it, tag me and nag at me until I see your post. Please don't be like "you left out 1999's Darkstone, you dumb fuck" and then leave it at zero votes when I acquiesce and add it.

I'm adding Titan Quest. If it languishes with zero votes at the bottom of the poll then I will self-eject from the Codex.

Then don't add Titan Quest. That was just a consideration not some must-have.
Some of the game you add will receive VERY small amount of votes. Some of the ones you don't could have better results. You make the most basic error of any statistic research - you assume to be all-knowing and what possible results will be - by that you create those results. And yes - that's you, it's your poll. In other word - preconceptions.

 

[JarlFrank]

A more egregious gap is Arx Fatalis, that should have been added and would certainly get a few votes.

 

[Lemming42]

You make the most basic error of any statistic research - you assume to be all-knowing and what possible the results will be - by that you create those results. In other word - preconceptions.

Aha, well, you have made two errors. Firstly, you've suggested I'm not all-knowing, when I actually am. Secondly, the point of this highly formal, professional, empirical poll, as outlined in the OP, is that if people genuinely want to vote for a specific little-known game, then I'll add it. That way we can get a list of people's favourite games, each of which has been actually nominated and voted for by at least one person, as opposed to a list of every RPG ever made, two thirds of which would have zero votes.

I started out by putting down all the ones I thought people had a chance of voting for (all of which have at least two votes, barring joke option Tyranny), if people have a favourite game that isn't already on the poll they can say:
"Hey Lemming42 - great thread as always, mate! I was just politely wondering if I might courteously request that you add the Gameboy Color classic 'Quest for Camelot'? Have a great day, you're my favourite poster! Also, PM me your PayPal details so I can send you £50 to show my appreciation for the superb, efficient way in which you conduct polls," and then I'd add it.

 

[Strange Fellow]

When we are at it - Dark Heart of Ukruul? This might be a great game but people who played it on the Codex can be counted on fingers of a drunkard lumberjack.

The Dark Heart of Uukrul has 6 votes.

PS: Hey Lemming42 - great thread as always, mate! Have a great day, you're my favourite poster!

 

[Zlaja]

I'm adding Titan Quest. If it languishes with zero votes at the bottom of the poll then I will self-eject from the Codex

After voting for Arcanum and KCD, I didn't feel like adding another vote, UNTIL I saw this message, and sense I do love me some TQ, I ended up giving it my final vote. And YOU get to live another day.

 

[Dorateen]

World of Aden: Thunderscape
Tunnels & Trolls: Crusaders of Khazan

Just a couple of honorable mentions.

 

[Justinian]

If Torment is on the list then VTM Bloodlines should be on the list too.

 

[lukaszek]

Arcanum is the best RPG of all time so yes.

yes, lets count journey to the centre of arcanum as failed sequel and exlude it from this list. Lemming42 do the thing

There's no option to remove entries from the poll. We're stuck with them! We're stuck with Disciples of Steel!

Infinitron do the thing, you always wanted to remove arcanum from various lists of bestest rpg!

If Torment is on the list then VTM Bloodlines should be on the list too.

its impossible to count number of vtm sequels though. Good thing that ive pinged infi already, he just might got the number!

 

[Infinitron]

How can you do a poll for this?

Also you can remove poll entries, by deleting their label.

 

[BruceVC]

Hi Lemming42

Great question and I like your choices

But why is Disco Elysium on the list? ItS nothing like KC:D or Planescape of most of those RPG?

 

[Shaki]

Disco shitlysium not even in the top 5, uplifting news. Maybe Codex can come back from the abyss of decline yet

 

[Lemming42]

But why is Disco Elysium on the list? ItS nothing like KC:D or Planescape of most of those RPG?

It's so I can put everyone who votes for it on a secret list.

 

[Justinian]

Arcanum is the best RPG of all time so yes.

yes, lets count journey to the centre of arcanum as failed sequel and exlude it from this list. Lemming42 do the thing

There's no option to remove entries from the poll. We're stuck with them! We're stuck with Disciples of Steel!

Infinitron do the thing, you always wanted to remove arcanum from various lists of bestest rpg!

If Torment is on the list then VTM Bloodlines should be on the list too.

its impossible to count number of vtm sequels though. Good thing that ive pinged infi already, he just might got the number!

Right now there are 0 sequels to Bloodlines in particular. There are other games in the VTM setting but it makes no sense to count them given that TOEE is there.

 

[Covenant]

I vote for Stonekeep, I don't care if it's not on the poll.